and then as has already been mentioned, bart. there are a lot of details that go into the plaza improvements and coordinating with bart. and, again, millions and millions of hours it feels like in just making sure that every detail is right. a lot of funding comes into a project like this. we have already talked about ecb and you'll hear from the treasurer's office in a second, sue lac, and also wells fargo who is not here, invested just a mere $57 million in an $80 million construction loan, so they're a very important part of this development as well. and with that i wanted to just say one quick thing to the related team -- i couldn't be more proud to be with you all through this process. you have done an amazing job and i am really, really pleased that we are all here. kay hill, thank you -- they have taken to heart the on-time, on-budget, they did not even stop for this event and making this beautiful project come to life, designed by them. thank you all very much. >> i'm sorry, not to direct things but two quick points. i ta

when you're in the bart system for bart covid safety is an important selling point. as it looks to lure back riders. you seem to have abandoned this system in favor of their cars since the pandemic. we know there are people who used to write bart and are driving right now. and so part of it is just changing those commute patterns. they got into a new rhythm of driving in and we just need to convince him to come try us once before the pandemic more than 400,000 commuters road part each weekday. now it's less than a third of that at 130,000 daily riders. bart says that ridership appears to be tied to the number of offices that are requiring employees to leave home. and appear in person. bart ridership is tracking with office occupancy. those that are coming back. they are taking the train, but we still see a lot of traffic, so there's a lot more work to do and winning back. those writers born expects more businesses to open up in januar, and it projects that it will reach 50% of pre pandemic ridership by next summer. but to us that is a success story, which says a lot

. >> bart is facing losing hundreds of employees after denying covid-19 exemptions. if they don't get vaccinated, reside or resign, bart will seek their resignation. >> reporter j.r. stone spoke with two employees at dart and got their reactions. >> it just hit me in the stomach when i came and read that. >> is a 19 year employee who is in ordained minister and requested a religious exemption is reacting to this email he received wednesday morning one day before thanksgiving that said, after careful review of the information provided, your request is denied. >> there is a number of us that have the same opinion. we are not giving in. we are holding firm on what her beliefs are. >> the agency's vaccine mandate goes into effect december 13. about 600 employees are unvaccinated. the >> board directors said this last month >>, we need to protect the safety of writers. >> in a statement, bart says we are working with our labor partners to deliver safe and reliable service now and in the future. the loss of hundreds of workers could impact safety, and so does a community s

. >> bart is facing losing hundreds of employees after denying covid-19 exemptions. if they don't get vaccinated, reside or resign, bart will seek their resignation. >> reporter j.r. stone spoke with two employees at dart and got their reactions. >> it just hit me in the stomach when i came and read that. >> is a 19 year employee who is in ordained minister and requested a religious exemption is reacting to this email he received wednesday morning one day before thanksgiving that said, after careful review of the information provided, your request is denied. >> there is a number of us that have the same opinion. we are not giving in. we are holding firm on what her beliefs are. >> the agency's vaccine mandate goes into effect december 13. about 600 employees are unvaccinated. the >> board directors said this last month >>, we need to protect the safety of writers. >> in a statement, bart says we are working with our labor partners to deliver safe and reliable service now and in the future. the loss of hundreds of workers could impact safety, and so does a community s

as of last friday, bart hauled 120,000 passengers 28% of pre covid levels. transit ridership plummeted at the height of the pandemic upwards of 96% in some cases we can levels are back to 55% of pre covid traffic, but bart does not expect to get back to 55% of its pre pandemic weekday traffic until next july. and that's because a lot of people can now work from home. and many people still think the potential of covid on transit systems is very real. what we know from the scientific literature is that absolutely was not the case. as a result, part says it may take as long as eight years to return fully to pre pandemic ridership. one note, despite a request to the bart board, neither the media relations department nor any board members would do an interview. tom vacar ktvu, fox two news. ktvu fox two news at five starts now. another wet weather system is moving through the bay area at this hour making for a soggy afternoon commute as people make their way home on slick roadways. good evening, everyone i'm julie, julie haener and mike mibach in tonight for fran

heather bart. ridership has been increasing, but it's still way down from the pre pandemic date the days so it's trying to get those riders to come back. from inside parts maintenance garage and hayward tuesday, officials showed off the system's latest tool to help keep passengers safe from getting covid while inside the trains partisan stall these air filters called merv 14, an upgrade from the previous mourvedre filters. part says they're the highest rated filters in use by any transit system in the us, we need to be communicating with our riders. that it's safe from a covid-19 perspective that you can feel safe getting into a bar car. knowing that the air is clean, it's purified and that there's no threat of transmission. when you're in the bart system for bart covid safety is an important selling point as it looks to lure back riders who seem to have abandoned this system in favor of their cars. since the pandemic. we know there are people who used to write bart and are driving right now. and s

bart is trying to make it safer for those riding trains. how it plans on protecting you from covid-19. >> also. >> i wasn't really going for it. it just happened. it just one year went into the next. >> meet the woman who has been a part of the bay area tradition for 75 years. and counting. what she did last year during rt pandemic to keep the streak going. part of the bay area proud series. >> i'm chief meteorologist already a chilly 59 in walnut creek. and look at this. 40s by 11:00 p.m. we'll talk about the cold temperatures and the travel forecast. >>> we're back with the live look at sfo. the airports are busy. the roads are filling up with families trying to get to their loved ones for thanksgiving. san jose international says it's already seen a jump in passengers. the tsa expects 400,000 people to come through this holiday weekend. that's a lot more than last year the airport saw 125,000. also in the middle of the winter surge last year. the 400,000 number is still lower than prepandemic travel. it's a sign things are picking up. 54

. >> fresh new upgrades for all bart trains here on the bottom. we have our or 14 classification filters. you can see the tighter plea design. and on top. here is our old merv 8 filter design art recently finished equipping all of its trains with stronger, more dense air filters providing more protection against the coronavirus as engineer. charles friends explains the higher the merv number, the more effective that filter is in preventing transmission. but does allows us to capture much more articulate. >> 14 will capture particulate down to the smallest 3 tenths of an references hold about 70 microns. that's what that allows us to do is it's capturing a bacteria he says each car is equipped with 4 filters. >> recycling outside air every 70 seconds as bart braces for the holiday season and hopes to reassure customers. the transportation agency is ready for more riders. they can rely on a safe ride on part. >> and that they're breathing very fresh air that we're taking as many steps as we can to mitigate the coronavirus risk. >> will charges have

to bart's civic center station. new attend tonight in cloverdale water main break today may have tainted the drinking water in some parts of the city. public health officials and water regulators are urging impacted residents to boil their water or use bottled water for drinking, cooking and washing dishes. some of the streets impacted by the break includes stretches of vista view drive a small portion of clover crust drive a good chunk of oak lane, among other streets. city officials say they will notify residents went tap water is safe to use without boiling. they say that could happen within three days. police in concord are investigating the cause of an early morning crash that sent seven people to the hospital. this happened right at the intersection of willow pass road in port chicago highway around 12 15. investigators say three of the crash victims were airlifted to the hospital. the other four were transported by ground. there's no word on the extent of their injuries. now, investigators say one vehicle was

san jose's sam la card owe said it will help bart station, ev charging stations, school buses and much more. >>> it is the largest federal investment in infrastructure in more than a decade and will provide good-paying jobs, the white house says, but directing $110 billion to upgrade roads and bridges, 65 billion to improve high-speed internet, and 15 billion to replace lead pipes in the country's drinking water system. >> my message to the american people is this. america's moving again, and your life is going to change for the better. >> reporter: after giving their input, oakland mayor libby schaffe and san jose mayor sam licardo were at the signing ceremony. the package includes billions for california. among the projects, up dade the power grid to prevent blackouts and shut offs as well as utility-caused wildfires. more than 25 billion for highways and 4 billion for bridge replacement and repairs over five years. bta says they'll get funding to help build the silicon valley bart station and cal train will electrify system swapping for electric ones. >> this is truly an historic in

as of last friday, bart hauled 120,000 passengers 28% of pre covid levels. transit ridership plummeted at the height of the pandemic upwards of 96% in some cases we can levels are back to 55% of pre covid traffic, but bart does not expect to get back to 55% of its pre pandemic weekday traffic until next july. and that's because a lot of people can work from home. and many people still think the potential of covid on transit systems is very real. what we know from the scientific literature is that absolutely was not the case. as a result, part says it may take as long as eight years to return fully to pre pandemic ridership. one note, despite a request to the bark board, neither the media relations department nor any board members would do an interview. tom vacar ktvu, fox two news. california's fish and wildlife department will discuss a proposal to bend the use of crab traps during a portion of the upcoming recreational season. there are concerns that humpback whales, sea turtles and other marine life could get entangled in those traps. state fish and wildl

when you're in the bart system for bart covid safety is an important selling point. as it looks to lure back riders. you seem to have abandoned this system in favor of their cars since the pandemic. we know there are people who used to write bart and are driving right now. and so part of it is just changing those commute patterns. they got into a new rhythm of driving in and we just need to convince him to come try us once before the pandemic more than 400,000 commuters road part each weekday. now it's less than a third of that at 130,000 daily riders. bart says that ridership appears to be tied to the number of offices that are recording employees to leave home. and appear in person. bart ridership is tracking with office occupancy. those that are coming back. they are taking the train, but we still see a lot of traffic, so there's a lot more work to do and winning back. those writers born expects more businesses to open up in januar, and it projects that it will reach 50% of pre pandemic ridership by next summer. but to us that is a success story, which says a lot

no reports of damage but bart is running slower. we will have more on the story as we get it. >>> kpix5 is proud to kick off the yearly food for bay area family drive. >> pandemic has put more people in need than ever and that includes the food banks themselves. at san jose's second harvest donations can't keep pace. >> if you gave last year trust me we need your support this year. most of our clients, they lost hours and then they went through their savings. so we are going to see a long time for them to recover. >> we will be provialing different organizations to help our neighbors in need. to donate your time or money go to kpix.com/give. >>> the thanksgiving tradition is going strong for two former strangers. >> it all started back in 2016 when a text was sent to the wrong person inviting them to dinner. wanda thought she was sending that text to her grandson. turns out he had changed his number. ja maal got it instead. the two figured out the mistake bu he asked if he could still come and she said of course you can. this year h

but it is also one of the busiest bart stations. so transit-oriented development is what bart is focused on and it means to bring together opportunities for individuals and families to go places and to go to school and to go to museums because of having a rich bart system here and also the muni system as well. i want to say that this groundbreaking -- first of all, sometimes you go to groundbreaking and there's like a couple of bushels of sand over there and that's all that is happening. like, this is for real. and i am watching marcia and i see the stuff going back and forth and the horns blowing, so this is also a testament to d11 about getting it done and not standing on ceremony. so i would like to acknowledge senator wiener because sb25 is the real deal. it says if you build enough affordable housing as part of your project, we won't let your project be tied down, we won't let it to be delayed for years and years as we have seen. so i think that is something that is very significant and it is something they really appreciate ab

plus we have major bart delays. the san francisco line there is a major problem on the equipment there. there are delays on the line for the dublin practices ant ton direction due to the equipment problem and ten minute delay. if you are taking bart as you head out, you will see delays depending on which route you are on. ace rail, muni, cal are on time with no delays. headed along the south bay if ready to take 101 north they cleared a crash at oakland road. it was blocking lanes but the damage is done. this is extending almost to 880 where the 101, 880 connect in the area. use 87 or 280. stick with those freeways as alternates. it is lightly traveled because of the veterans holiday. so there are less cars overall on the road way. headed to the dublin interchange, not bad. 580, 680, it's east of there where we are tracking brake lights out of tracy on to the altamont. it's busy out of the south bay. west bound 580, 205 to 680 give yourself 36 minutes to make that portion of the morning commute. a little sluggish in

not on my watch. >> bart says writers are depending on a healthy workforce. they plan to hold additional vaccine clinics for unvaccinated employees next week. j.r. stone, abc 7 news. kumasi: a security guard is in the hospital after being shot in oakland. he was working with a news crew when he was shot when police -- shot in what police say was an attempted robbery. a reward is being offered to help find the shooter. the guard underwent surgery and is now stable. vocal media outlets routinely use security guards just -- to accompany camera operators and photographers. police are investigating a smash and grab burglary at an apple store. we have blurred the faces because some of them are believed to be teenagers. the burglary happened just after 11:30 yesterday morning, at santa rosa plaza. police say the four people grabbed over $20,000 worth of merchandise before taking off in a car. giving local businesses a badly needed boost. the preparation for small business saturday. the great highway close for the long holiday weekend. the new program that's launchin

but up next on the kron 4 morning news bart trains are going to get an upgrade. we'll tell you how that might help protect you from covid-19. we'll be right back. ebenezer. ebenezer. marley? first you will see the past. excuse me! coming through! ugh! and then...the present. and finally, ebenezer...the future! introducing the all-electric eqs. happy holidays from mercedes-benz. 8.30, as we take a quick live look outside another gorgeous shot here. san francisco hub of amazing. and you can see everyone. >> sleeping in and prepping their thanksgiving meals. i can smell that yeah. we've got to borrow this time tomorrow smell of roasting turkeys going to be permeating throughout the entire bay area. second helpings of it. i think yeah. of mashed potatoes greens. all of lamb graham jon. the king the second helpings. getting everyone else's food. second helpings of cookies we had yesterday. did you have second helpings of the high today take today. so they didn't get second helpings of the pumpkin, but today. but i want just be honest. this is not just a bright. if you

a bart munir are going to get more money. the idea caltrain will get electric haitian down the entire road down the entire way and there's an end. you know, there's always that that question whether or not that the high-speed bullet train between the bay area and southern california ever be built. this money could provide the tipping point to get that deal done. so there are a lot of good things that we haven't seen come forward in a long time to get the kind of money that's involved here. i mean, relatively per capita for california. it's not that much liked 1200 per person but still an historic scale the amount of money coming to the state at a time when we desperately need it. we need to put people back to work and hopefully maybe this. we've clogged supply chain. that's as threatening everyone's thanksgiving and christmas right now. yeah, it sure is. hey, michael of the president. of course, hailing the bipartisan. >> effort that went into this does carry for. i mean, that huge social spending bill is still out there. doe

bart leader saying they'll be ready for more riders. this holiday season and kron four's taylor sackey has more on what they're doing. >> fresh new upgrades for all bart trains here on the bottom. we have our or 14 a classification filters. you can see the tighter plea design. and on top years or older. merv 8 filter design art recently finished equipping all of its trains with stronger, more dense air filters providing more protection against the coronavirus as engineer. charles friends explains the higher the merv number, the more effective that filter is in preventing transmission but density. the allows us to capture much more articulate. >> 14 will capture particulate down to smallest 3 tenths of an for about 70 my plans. and so what that allows us to do is it's capturing a bacteria he says each car is equipped with 4 filters. >> recycling outside air every 70 seconds as bart braces for the holiday season. it hopes to reassure customers. the transportation agency is ready for more riders. they can rely on a safe ride on that part.

. >>> mike, you have breaking news for bart riders? >> yeah, the berryessa line, it has a delay half an hour or more. this could get more complicated as we see it as a main focus point for a lot of lines. we will track that. the roadways, they are moving all right. we had an earlier start to some of the backups but nothing major until here on southbound 880. there's one lane blocked by a crash that has been there for 15 minutes. a good volume coming off the castro y as well. typical patterns except for fog in novato. back to you. >> thank you, mike. >>> next on "today in the bay," the reason advocates are questioning the use of helicopters during last year's george floyd protests. >>> in washington there could be a congressional punishment. we will tell you who they are punishing, coming up. the dow is slipping just a bit as trading begins. >>> instagram, there's a new feature launching for drivers. it's a place drivers could find for a safe place to rest. that's on "synced in" in on nbcbayarea.com. this is elodia. she's a recording ar

this all happening at the powell bart station. then the train that was leaving dragged her onto the tracks, killing her. now a preliminary report is out from the ntsb and it says it is focusing on safety procedures and how much people that ride the trains are aware of the rules. a full report could take a year to complete. >>> a san francisco police officer accused of stealing painkillers from a peninsula pharmacy has pled not guilty. police say earlier this month, davin cole went to a rite aid and demanded drugs. a pharmacist gave them to him while another person called 911. police arrested him outside the store. he told them he's been addicted to painkillers for a decade. cole is currently in a detox treatment center and attended today's hearing remotely. >>> is it symbolic or can he actually force meta to change? california attorney general rob bonta says facebook and instagram are dangerous for your kids. and he's launching an investigation. today's announcement comes after that whistleblower leaked thousands of documents from

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for all bart trains here on the bottom. we have our or 14 a classification filters. you can see. >> the tighter plea design. and on top. here is our old merv 8 filter design art recently finished equipping all of its trains with stronger, more dense air filters providing more protection against the coronavirus as engineer. charles franz explains the higher the merv number, the more effective that filter is in preventing transmission but density. the allows us to capture much more articulate. >> 14 will capture particulate down to smallest 3 tenths of an about 70 my plans. and so what that allows us to do is it's capturing bacteria he says each car is equipped with 4 filters. >> recycling outside air every 70 seconds as bart braces for the holiday season. it hopes to reassure customers. the transportation agency is ready for more riders. they can rely on a safe ride on part. >> and that they're breathing very fresh air that we're taking as many steps as we can to mitigate the coronavirus risk. >> bart says it changes and replaces those filters every 2 to 3 months now.

bart trains are getting an upgrade how it can help protect riders against coronavirus. also all adults can now get a booster shots when it comes to that covid vaccine. but what if you're not feeling that great. when it's your time for an appointment will get some advice from a it's that time of year again when a stuffy nose or a sinus tissue might start to flare up them with kids headed to get their first dose of a covid-19 vaccine and adults scheduling those booster shots. a lot of people are wondering whether it's ok to get those shots. if you're not feeling well, when your appointment rolls around kron four's. noelle bellow is here now stock to a doctor to get some answers. good pay justine. yes, simply put. yes. if you're having mild cold symptoms, you can still go get a covid-19 vaccine or booster shot. but if you have a fever, you might want to hold off. i spoke with ucsf infectious disease expert doctor peter chin. hong he said people dealing with congestion sore throat or stuffy nose can still go get their shots as scheduled. but if you have a fever above 101 de

when you're in the bart system for bart covid safety is an important selling point. as it looks to lure back riders. you seem to have abandoned this system in favor of their cars since the pandemi. we know there are people who used to write bart and are driving right now. and so part of it is just changing those commute patterns. they got into a new rhythm of driving in and we just need to convince him to come try us once before the pandemic more than 400,000 commuters road part each weekda. now it's less than a third of that at 130,000 daily riders. sports says that ridership appears to be tied to the number of offices that are requiring employees to leave home and appear in person. bart ridership is tracking with office occupancy. those that are coming back. they are taking the train, but we still see a lot of traffic, so there's a lot more work to do and winning back. those writers born expects more businesses to open up in januar, and it projects that it will reach 50% of pre pandemic ridership by next summer. but to us that is a success story, which says a lot a

. >>> you will find more places to park if you hop on a bart train in antioch. 850 more spaces opened up today as part of the expansion planned by the agency. rider dear sir now take advantage of a contactless payment option through the official bart app. >> it is giving tuesday and local nonprofits say the need is huge this year. amanda joins us now from whole foods with how people are pitching in to make sure families get the help they need this holiday season. >> you know we talk about this all the time together of just how high prices are at the grocery store. for some people one in five actually. this is before the pandemic. we are having a hard time. you can only imagine how difficult it is. patrick is here with whole foods and we are being able to go shopping and not being -- we can help not just our families when we go shopping. we can help our neighbors too. tell us about the effort that whole foods market is doing. >> with resuper excited to kick off our shop local, give local program today. that will run for two weeks where two ways you can help a family in need in the bay

then he will stop at the bart station to chat with students on their way home from school. >>> it's a good time to be job hunting as employers roll out the red carpet to fill vacant spots. some are offering top dollar. >>> a pair of friends with uncommon bond will be running the new york marathon this weekend. we will introduce them to you and their incredible story coming up. >>> it was so great to have the rain overnight and earlier this morning. you see now we are catching that clearing, a beautiful view in san francisco wi >>> welcome back. let's look at the big board, dow down in the red about 130 points. >>> it's a good time to be looking for a job. >> companies are rolling out the red carpet to attract new talent as more and more people leave the workforce. with the holidays approaching companies are scrambling in a war for workers. some are handing out higher wages and sign ubonuses to attract new hires, amazon offering up to $3,000 sign on bonus for temporary workers and average starting wage of $18 an hour. companies are also beefing up perks. >> a lot of perks there. >>> ne

with these upgrades, they're hoping that people feel more safe because the biggest change in these bart trains are the type of filters and they're now using. >> all trains are now equipped with stronger filters recycling the air every 70 seconds from outside. >> bracing for the holiday season and more visitors in the potential to increase the spread of covid-19 bart has equipped all of its trains with stronger, more dense filters providing more protection against the virus we just updated all of our photos from the move. 8. >> move 14 style folklore. and what is the density the allows us to capture much more articulate 14 will capture particulate down to smallest 3 tenths of an for about 70 engineer. charles franz explains. >> the higher the merv number, the more effective that filter system is against preventing transmissions. >> with this new system. he says air is recycled every 70 seconds from outside each hvac 2 filters is on clout. >> for a total of 4 and what that's doing is it's bringing in air from the outside. it's also bringing in air from the cabin and passing it through a m

bart gave a demonstration of the filters today saying it wants to assure riders bart is doing everything it can to prevent a holiday surge of cases. >> the material -- filter captures material as small as three microns, which allows us to filter out bacteria, sneeze nuclei. >> air is passed through the filters approximately every # 0 seconds. >> the holiday shopping rush may be weeks away but there are worries already about delays. that story is coming to be a thriver with metastatic breast cancer means asking for what we want. and need. and we need more time. so, we want kisqali. women are living longer than ever before with kisqali when taken with an aromatase inhibitor or fulvestrant in postmenopausal women with hr+, her2- metastatic breast cancer. kisqali is a pill that's significantly more effective at delaying disease progression versus an aromatase inhibitor or fulvestrant alone. kisqali can cause lung problems, or an abnormal heartbeat, which can lead to death. it can cause serious skin reactions, liver problems, and low white blood cell counts that may result in severe infection

there is a hint: bart. ♪ i see trees of green ♪ ♪ red roses too ♪ ♪ i see them bloom for me and you ♪ (music) ♪ so i think to myself ♪ ♪ oh what a wonderful world ♪ (background talking and laughing) ♪ ♪ (child) ...some people just go there immediately... at kaiser permanente, your entire care team is connected. so even a routine appointment can save your life. i am so glad you did this mammogram, so we can detect it early. everything looks great with your eyes, and i see you're due for a mammogram. should we schedule it? oh yeah that'd be great. a leader in the prevention, early detection and treatment of cancer. >>> the concern in the north bay, extra police presence at a junior high school. it's going to happen all week. over the weekend a student at kennelworth junior high in petaluma told authorities that another student had threatened violence against the school and was planning for something this coming friday, november 19th. petaluma police are investigating and will have officers on campus as long as necessary. classes are not canceled. >>> in the south bay, the va

bill. >> opens up critical grant money to fund much needed projects for bart such work could include getting more new trains into the rotation. plus fund a better operating system right now. we run 24 trains through the tube an hour and we literally cannot fit anymore. >> but with more new cars and a new train control system. we can do 30 trains an hour. so what that means for the average person is just waiting on the platform west, which is a wonderful thing. >> building new affordable housing transit development, places like richmond and el serino a possibility. now, plus offering better services for those with disabilities could happen if you rely on a wheelchair and bart. it's wonderful to know that there's a specific part of money that can help us upgrade our safety. year-old elevators anyone that's written in a barn elevator knows they need upgrading helps to pave the way to getting a fully electrified fleet, lieberman says just as the name suggests. >> the infrastructure bill has a sweeping potential to invest in the bay area's framework that could benefit many for years to co

so those 2 issues are currently happening on bart. but you also have issues on your highways a little under a southbound 18 or the west a street. we do have an accident. so we do see a delay as you're traveling a lot to say lorenzo and hey, we're traveling into the city. there is a traffic hazard, 80 westbound near the treasure island exit. so drive times are up a little under 19 minutes. also saw some pockets of fog on the bay ridge earlier this morning as you're heading across towards the peninsula. little under 15 minutes to make that drive this accident in south san francisco just cleared northbound 1, 1, voice point boulevard. and again, the richmond sandra fell commute also seen reports of fog there as well as the golden gate bridge to definitely take your time as you're driving today during a james. back to you. thank you. ray. 6.49 right now and in national news. >> airline workers are really worried about the busy holiday travel season. that is coming up. >> and following the surge airline assaults. they've already seen, you

and if you are taking bart is a 20 minute delay at daly city. that station on the san francisco line in the antioch in dublin direction. we'll have more on that coming up with daryn james, back to you. thank you, ray. >> so one of our top stories that we're following this morning is the fact that more violence has erupted in oakland factor been 3 different shootings in just a 12 hour span crown for has been following this with sarah stinson. the latest shooting happened at 1 o'clock in the morning. but like we said, there were others before that has a lot of people concerned. so let's get the very latest from her. she's in the news right now with an update. i sarah. >> all right. james, police chief has nonstop in talking about the major efforts and the need to reduce gun violence. but here we are, unfortunately reporting about 3 more shootings happening in oakland during that span of time. take a look at this map along to show you clearly where shooting was. it looks as though as you keep going. south another shooting happened. a violent 12 hou

we do have a hot spot in its on bart. so if you are taking bart. >> the san francisco line in the dublin pleasanton direction. jabar delay. so that means it's an undetermined amount of time before it was about 20 minutes. but now it's a little longer traffic this morning. looks great. it looks like a lot of you end up staying home or just driving safe this morning. a little under 40 minutes here at the bay bridge and they have the meteor lights off for just about all of the morning so far as you head across towards the peninsula a little under 14 minutes to make that commute this morning, even in the south bay, we started off with an accident along one o one at oakland wrote that has been cleared. so for 85 in menlo park, a little under 30 minutes, no major delays along to 37 and even how a 4 under 19 minutes to make it from one 6242 during a james, back to you. thank you. ran a 71 in our top story as violence in oakland, there have been 3 different shootings in the span of 12 hours. yeah. the most recent one happened jus

fresh new upgrades for all bart trains here on the bottom. we have our or 14 a classification filters. you can see. >> the tighter plea design. and on top years or older. merv 8 filter design art recently finished equipping all of its trains with stronger, more dense air filters providing more protection against the coronavirus as engineer. charles friends explains the higher the merv number, the more effective that filter is in preventing transmission but density. the allows us to capture much more articulate. >> 14 will capture particulate down to smallest 3 tenths of an for about 70 my plans. and so what that allows us to do is it's capturing a bacteria he says each car is equipped with 4 filters. >> recycling outside air every 70 seconds as bart braces for the holiday season. it hopes to reassure customers. the transportation agency is ready for more riders. they can rely on a safe ride on that part. >> and that they're breathing very fresh air that we're taking as many steps as we can to mitigate the coronavirus risk. >> well, in the eas

and then as has already been mentioned, bart. there are a lot of details that go into the plaza improvements and coordinating with bart. and, again, millions and millions of hours it feels like in just making sure that every detail is right. a lot of funding comes into a project like this. we have already talked about ecb and you'll hear from the treasurer's office in a second, sue lac, and also wells fargo who is not here, invested just a mere $57 million in an $80 million construction loan, so they're a very important part of this development as well. and with that i wanted to just say one quick thing to the related team -- i couldn't be more proud to be with you all through this process. you have done an amazing job and i am really, really pleased that we are all here. kay hill, thank you -- they have taken to heart the on-time, on-budget, they did not even stop for this event and making this beautiful project come to life, designed by them. thank you all very much. >> i'm sorry, not to direct things but two quick points. i ta

. >> we'll take a break here at 7.27 coming up next on the kron, 4 morning news bart trains are going to getting an upgrade. we'll tell you how that upgrade might protect you from covid. we'll be right from covid. we'll be right back. hi honey! hi mommy! oh i missed you! you just want to video call the kids. ok. hush little baby...don't say a word... but if slow upload speeds turns your goodnight call into an accidental horror movie... can you hear me? shut it down. just remember. you're not a bad mom. you just need better internet. at&t fiber delivers faster upload speeds for more reliable video calls. get at&t fiber, plans starting at $35 a month for a year. limited availability in select areas. call 1.877.only.att. the classic hollywood story. we meet the hero, the all-new nissan frontier hero faces seemingly impossible challenge. tension builds... the plot twist the hero prevails in hollywood, this would be the end. but our here, we are just getting started. introducing the all-new nissan frontier. do i need to pretreat my laundry? nope! with tide pods, you don't need to worry. bu

. >> bart transfer is new and growing in popularity. the bart milpitas station just opened about a year and a half ago. >> basically all we have to do is walk around and make friends. >> we're going to get fed really. >> i have been fed, hydrated very quickly just walking through. you can feel the family environment. >> isn't it? >> if you are wearing the colors, you are good to go. >> you've experienced vta coming to the niner game and now a tailgate. we are headed inside. >> i have seen the best fans i think i have ever seen and it's been incredible. so far we've had good food, have been hydrated. i am very excited to experience game time. >> as you can tell any time people give me food. >> you are happy. >> i was so happy. we only had so much time but there was a mariachi band. >> nice. >> it was so fun. it's a big party. gianna and i were really welcomed. >> i am glad you had a great time. >> we ate so much but it was great. >> didn't bring any for us but it's okay. >> thanks friends. >> next time. >>> perfect game weather though we

. >>> construction kicking off at the embarcadero bart station in san francisco. contractors will begin working on concourse and platform upgrades as part of the first phase of construction for canopy installation. >>> inflation at a 31 year high with people paying more for gas and groceries to furniture and cars. prices typically rise 2% to 3% a year but have shot up more than 6% from this time last year. it's because americans shifted spending from entertainment and travel to consumer goods. janet yellen told margaret brennan to blame it on covid. >> when the economy recovers enough from covid, demand patterns, people go back to eating out, traveling more, spending more on services and the demand for products for goods begins to go back to normal. i would expect that if we are successful with the pandemic to be sometime in the second half of next year. i would expect prices to go back to normal. >> another big factor is the workforce or lack thereof. a record four and a half million americans quit their jobs in september. >>> next, will niners finally be able to

i was going going to recommend bart but check the schedule before you head out. i got this into the traffic center. right before we went to air. bart is now dealing a 20 minute delay as well as the dal yes, city line. look -- plan for that. dealing major delays. ly have more on that in just a bit. muni, caltrain are all on time this morning. 8840 southbound right before a street. we have a crash block block the left lane. traffic backing up substantially in that area. seeing speeds down to 16 miles an hour in some spots. making it extra busy out of the that castro valley y area. over toward 880 really busy in that area also. ly zoom in and give you a couple options for alternates you can use. 185. -- may work you will still with surface streets to avoid the brake lights. taking a look at traffic. 37 westbound at railroad avenue. not far from merit island. reports of a broken down big rig. busy westbound 42 minutes from 780 over toward 101. travel times looking better on richmond, san rafael bridge. heads up it's foggy as you cross the span. there's a dense fog ad

it is right here in the bay area next to the rockridge bart station. this is our parades. and we've done is for 5 years and almost archie's buyer of almost 30 years. >> she brings in one of 2, almost 400 pound wheels of cheese. this is the largest. we'll west of the lot of chips. a lot of giuliana is the head cheese monger here at market hall. cheese counter market hall is a fhod lover's haven with fresh caught fish from hawaii. we're in sun farms. natural meet a cornucopia of prepared foods. >> pasta pastries and of course, cheese where you can barely see almost serving up exotic cheese from cow sheep, goat, even buffalo, but nothing quite matches the size and appeal of the imported 400 pound of crew pillow italian cheese. >> cheese lovers. demonstrators takes a lot of elbow grease to cut up. he said it sells out fast. we buy whole and so nice to the and whole entire south and we be so we have a following for this. she's we've been doing this for years. we typically bring in about 40 pound wheels. >> but this 400 pound wheel almost 100 pound wheel gets broken down and we

the ntsb says it will focus its investigation on bart safety procedures and passenger safety awareness. so far, it's inspected equipment and passenger doors, reviewed signal and train control data logs and obtained data from recorders. california attorney general rob bonta is investigating instagram from a purpose for promoting. the platform despite knowing it can't possibly hurt the mental and physical health of children. instagram is owned by meta plant forming formerly known as facebook. bonta is examining the company's conduct and whether meta violated any laws or put the public at risk. investigators will look to see if the social media company work to keep users engaged despite knowing the harmful consequence. the probe follows revelations that met his own research revealed that using instagram is associated with increased risk of depression eating disorders. and suicide. the fcc today voted to require that phone companies allow people to text 988 for the national suicide prevention lifeline. currently the hotline uses a 10 digit number, which routes calls to crisis centers. phon

. >> the bart board of directors has unanimously adopted its first ever electric vehicle. charging policy. the aim is to install electric charging stations at some bark locations to reduce barriers for low income drivers and promote greener communities by reducing greenhouse gas emissions. bart already has electric vehicle charging stations at its warm springs south fremont and lafayette stations. that's part of a pilot project consumer reports says that electric suvs are generally among the least reliable vehicles on the road. but it is not because of the batteries are the electric motors that survey says it is because of glitch prone electronics, including things like climate control and power equipment. the survey finds electric suvs. again, the least reliable and the most reliable were compacts and plug-in gas-electric hybrids. can you turn that down. coming up next on kron 4 news at 6 new rules for just how loud it can get at levi stadium. plus. >> hayward unified school district has voted to close to schools before the start of the next school year. how it is a compr

. >> bart transfer is new and growing in popularity. bart milpitas station opened about a year and a half ago. >> basically all we have to do is walk around and make friends. >> i have been fed. i have been hydrated very quickly just walking through. you can feel the family environment. >> isn't it? >> if you are wearing the colors, you are good to go. >> you have experienced vta to the niner game and now a tailgate. we are headed inside. >> i have seen the best fans i think i have ever seen. it's been incredible. we've had good food. we have been hydrated. i am ready to experience game time. >> you had a good time. >> i ate so much good food. >> she was so excited about the tri tip. every time we passed a barbecue. >> i grew up in california so tri tip is totally normal. >> it is not a thing in the midwest. >> i didn't know that. they are missing out. >> gianna learned how excited i was that everybody had it. >> every weekend, tri tip. glad you guys had a good time. >> it was so fun. we had great weather for the game too. >>> it was be

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